New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+120) Baltimore (-140)

The Baltimore Orioles (62-40) will compete against the New York Yankees (54-48) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Yankees at +120 and the Orioles are opening at -140. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Clarke Schmidt and Tyler Wells.

New York has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 830 times, while drawing a walk on 324 occasions. They have compiled 428 RBI's and 769 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .230. The Yankees have accrued 135 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 141 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 446 runs and have an OBP of .302. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have yielded 122 home runs and 435 total runs (10th in the league). New York has allowed 799 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 393 earned runs. The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.89 so far this year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 895 hitters. They have walked 337 batters and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a unit on the campaign.

Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 118 times as well as having 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 59 holds this year (11th in baseball). The Yankees relievers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves so far this season and have blown 15 of 45 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 174 base runners on the year and 36.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Yankees have dispatched 329 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Yankees have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,193 innings on the field, which has them sitting 3rd in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 2,731 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 898 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 24th in the majors, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Schmidt has thrown 170 innings and has totaled 166 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.08 (77 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.347. He has given up 168 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 61 free passes. Schmidt (11-12 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.14 and he has gone up against 738 batters in the majors.

Baltimore has hit 120 home runs for the season to go along with 482 runs batted in. They have 191 doubles, while taking a walk 333 times as well as notching 498 runs. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .250 on the year. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they average 4.88 runs per game (9th in the league). They have struck out on 853 instances (20th in the league) and have earned 861 base knocks.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 452 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (426 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 117 home runs and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (924 strikeouts vs 314 bases on balls). They are sitting at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 874.

Baltimore has called on relievers to take the mound in 57 save chances and they have earned 34 saves. They sit at 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 59.6%, and they have sent 349 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 135 times in high leverage situations and on 127 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of 188 inherited runners. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Orioles have 77 holds and 23 blown saves.

In 8,235 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 92 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in MLB). The Orioles have recorded 889 assists, 40 errors and have 2,745 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Wells has conceded 210 hits and he has 251 K's in 271 frames. He has surrendered a total of 120 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.031 and a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.59 and he has gone up against 1,087 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Wells (16-15 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.98 earned run average and has given up 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+120)

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